In my decades as a congregational rabbi, I always knew it was time to order our challot for the season the moment I started drafting my five High Holiday sermons. I knew that there would be no time to ...

Every year on Rosh Hashanah, I make challah. And year after year, everyone tells me they’ve never had this kind of challah. I could never understand what made my challah so unique — it’s round and has ...

I was the kind of kid who rushed out to buy round corn chips and orange Gatorade and square-pan pizzas. Any food with the bold word NEW! on the label sang to me. I wasn’t dumb. I knew that ...

Earlier we listed for you a Challah round up including bakeries, delis and markets around town to find Rosh Hashanah fixins’. For us, a holiday meal just isn’t the same without the aroma of home made ...

A soupçon of obsession isn't a bad thing to have in a Jewish holiday kitchen. It sends cooks in search of briskets that are less cloying and honey cakes that won't stick to the back of one's throat.

Make almond syrup: In a small saucepan, combine ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a whisk, over medium heat. Off heat, whisk again to make sure it’s well combined and let cool ...

Challah, like most bread, is fairly straightforward — flour, yeast, water, eggs, and maybe a few other ingredients, depending on your recipe. But as we’ve seen with the recent trend for fancily ...